The Gallagher brothers’ harsh opinion on Oasis’ “Wonderwall”.

The band’s biggest hit isn’t exactly admired by Liam and Noel, who recently reunited for concerts – and will have to play the song

It’s not uncommon for great artists to not appreciate their greatest hits. However, few of them over the years have been as verbal as the brothers Liam AND Noël Gallagher From “Wall of Wonders”maximum shot of Oasis.

Released as part of the album (What’s the story) Morning Glory? (1995), the song led by the guitars represented the first contact of several people with the band, at the time completed by Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs (guitar), Alan White (battery) e Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan (Bass). It also took many people a while to understand that, in fact, the group was producing a sound with distorted guitars.

This, in particular, makes Noel Gallagher uncomfortable. The Oasis guitarist and main songwriter told Mojo magazine in 2021 (via American singer-songwriter) That “Wall of Wonders” it is one of his “least favorite” songs of the group. He explains:

“‘Wonderwall’ is one of my least favorite songs because it’s not finished. If I could somehow go back in time, I would probably choose a different song as our calling card. Maybe “Some might say”.”

The criticism, interestingly enough, extends to the entire album (What’s the story) Morning Glory?also the most popular of the bunch. The work was made available just a year after its premiere Definitely maybe (1994) and was created in the midst of numerous traveling commitments. THE Gallagher older comments:

“I don’t like the result [de (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?]. I was composing on tour Definitely maybe and I planned to finish creating the songs once I got to the studio, but we never got around to it.”

Even Liam Gallagher doesn’t like ‘Wonderwall’

Even more directly, Liam Gallagher demonstrated his disdain for “Wall of Wonders” during a series of interviews carried out on the occasion of the Dig out your soul (2008), an album that became Oasis’ last before their disbandment the following year. As retrieved from the website Lontano magazinehe said:

“I can’t stand this fucking song! Every time I have to sing it I feel like throwing up.”

As in the case of Noel, the singer felt an “extra-musical” discomfort linked to the song. For him, the success of the composition turned many people away from what Oasis really was.

“The problem is that for us it was a very, very important song. You go to the United States and they say: ‘You’re the Mr. Wonderwall?’. You want to hit someone.”

The success of Oasis’ biggest hit

Despite the repudiation, the Gallagher brothers were unable to free themselves from it “Wall of Wonders” not even in their solo career. According to the database available on the website Setlist.fmthe song was Liam’s fifth most played in his solo shows to date, with more than 180 plays in 274 shows. In Noel’s case he is in ninth place, with more than 260 performances in 548 presentations. And they will have to play it during the reunion tour, which is scheduled to start in 2025.

Nothing surprising. We’re talking about a song that reached the top 10 of the charts in 15 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. His source album, (What’s the story) Morning Glory?it has sold more than 22 million copies worldwide.

Today the track accumulates more than 2 billion streams Spotifybeing among the 100 most played on the platform of all time. It is still the second most played on the instrument among those recorded in the 1990s. First place goes to “Smells like Teen Spirit”from Nirvana.

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Source: Terra

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